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My dad has a 2008 Sportsman 500 HO that he bought new. He doesn't ride hard at all. Just cruises around the farm. He does plow snow in the winter time and this has been a terrible machine to use. The 4wd system has never worked very well for him. From my understanding even in 4wd the quad is in 2wd until the rear wheels slip then the front engage. When plowing snow you're constantly spinning in 2wd until the front wheels engage. You start pushing a big pile of snow and by the time the 4wd engages you're stopped and have lost all momentum. When done pushing a pile u lift up the plow and go to back up and on icy drives you can't move until the front engages. It takes so long to get the 4wd to engage. Is there any kind of override to make it full 4wd when I flip the switch?
Every winter I change all fluids with Polaris specific oils for him and I'm using the correct fluid in the front diff. YES I realize there is problem somewhere either in the front diff or some electrical issue but I'm writing this to see if it's possible to modify the 4wd system. He never uses 4wd unless he is plowing so he's not real keen on tearing it apart and trying to fix it if there is another option.
It's gotten so bad this winter I'm thinking about modifying the Polaris plow mount to fit his Can-Am Outlander. He has a 900 foot asphalt driveway and plows 4 of the neighbors drives as well.
Every winter I change all fluids with Polaris specific oils for him and I'm using the correct fluid in the front diff. YES I realize there is problem somewhere either in the front diff or some electrical issue but I'm writing this to see if it's possible to modify the 4wd system. He never uses 4wd unless he is plowing so he's not real keen on tearing it apart and trying to fix it if there is another option.
It's gotten so bad this winter I'm thinking about modifying the Polaris plow mount to fit his Can-Am Outlander. He has a 900 foot asphalt driveway and plows 4 of the neighbors drives as well.